Connecticut western news., 1887-07-13
OLEOMARGARLNE.

Niagara Falls haokmen have been tanned. \ E
 Princeton college has abolished sec ret societies.
 vassar college has electad three wo- men trustees.
 If person is threatened with faint ing, bathe the head with warm, not
 A baby weighing eighteen pounds was born at Newburgh, N. Y, about two weeks ago.ni
 The parents of 9 pair of Boston twins named one Simu1 and the other Taneous because they were born at the same time.
 The skins of 1900 goats and 10000 sheep have been used for the covers of Gen Grants book, of which 312,000 sets have been sold.
 The Consolidatedroadw will change 70 of the more dangerous grade-crossings this year, including \21 on the Shore Line.
 | Churches in this great country in- crease at the rAA of 10 day saloons at the rate of\4O a day. What is the moral of thst ?\ It has no moral it is very immoral.
 The mother of s'Doc" Levi Wilson of the famous Wilson-Moen mystery, died at East Thompson last Friday without making any confession concerning Lewis birth.
 A committee of the Seventh Regi- ment, 0. ", has decided to place tab let in memory of the late Mrs Joseph R. Hawley in the Asylum Hill Congre- gational church, Hartford. 4
 The memorial erected by the Fifth c. ", on the battlefield at Gettysburg will be dedicated Augusta The veter- ans and other who may wish to attend the dedication will leave Jersey City at 8 p. m., August 8th.
 The water in Quasspaug lake is higher now than it has been before in years, at this season of the year. The Indians used to declare that it was years rising and falling. It is now at full height. -[ Woodbury Reporter.
 The annual summer gatherings at Round Lake are beginning and num- Der of people are said to be already on the ground The Round Lake Summer Schools begin July 11th and last until August 5th. The Assembly will be held from July 20th to August 9th {; and the Camp Meeting from August 18th to 23d
 Some figures for Henry George to I ponder 'sThere are still 9,0o0, COB acres of unoccupied public land in Colorado, 12,9OO,0O0 in Arizonia, 30, OOO,OOO in California, 59,0O0, ,OO0 in Dakota, 7,OOO,O 900 in Florida, A, ,OOO, ,00O in Idaho, 7,OOO,000 in Minnesota, Al, OOO,O ,OOO in Utah, 10000, 900 in Washing ton territory, and some millions ot acres in other states and territories. "- | Connecticut Farmer.
 The work of building on to the town hall for court house accommodations was started June 25th by the selectmeD, and the work of laying foundation walls is now under way. The addition will be three stories ;; basement for heating apparatus, etc., main floor for court room and county offices, and third fool left unfinished the town can complete for large town hall whenever it desires to do so, the present town hall being too small for large towr meetings. The selectmen believe that the work laid out by them will not ex ceed the amount appropriated for the purpose. $1O,00O. The addition is 73-s x47-S, and the court room will be 40x4( which Judge Fem is said to regard as : ample The main entrance will be through the hallway of the town build in, and there will also be side entrance to the court room at the southwest cor her of the addition. The court room will be on the west side, the judges library and states attorney rooms on the north side of tue east half, and the jury room, clerks office and vault, fol records, etc., at the southeast corner A spacious lobby will be provided 1T the east half, with entrance direct te court room.-l Winsted Herald.